Squeezing in Schooling

You know how you get some days that are crazy busy?   Doctor appointment, sports event, church  thing, and what not?   Even days when you have field trips but... you really need to get in some book learning too?

Just how do you squeeze it all in?

Well...sometimes you just have be creative in the use of your time.

One of the things my boy likes to do is draw, he takes his paper or drawing notebook EVERY where we go.  I used to carry a book with me.. well.. he takes paper and pen.  Usually a black pen though he's learning to use other implements as well. 

So... Son of my heart... can you draw me a picture about the poem we read yesterday... about the guy calling out to the sun over the city?   Yeah, I know.. it was a odd poem wasn't it.   Can you remember some of the details?

I usually get an "BUT MOM.. I don't want to, I just want to draw!    Humour bud, we gotta get some type of schooling into today."   oh, okay.

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Currently we are working on recognizing regular and irregular shapes. Trying hard to learn these math terms.  It is SO easy to look for them when walking or driving around, or sitting in a doctor's office (yet again).  

I have to admit that the easiest way of getting homeschooling done is to find a way to combine something we have to do, and then turn it into something more.   So... we HAVE to have something to drink in the morning,  We just read about how different items conduct heat, well... why don't we make some hot and cold chocolate to learn what happens when metal gets hot.   Bang.... kill two birds with one small stone.  Drink and do science.  AND it's fun.  :)

Here my son is taking a quick moment at the local dam to catch some water critters.   This kept him well amused and learning while rushing off to get to some event.  The water critters survived well and made their trip back home again safe and sound.  In the meantime my son saw how three different water bugs move in the water, had a chance to do some art in drawing them, and the car smelled slightly fishy,  but hey.... we are homeschoolers.. we take it all in stride.  :)   Baking soda does work wonders to get rid of odours. :)

Another thing we do is read in the car.... I can't read books without feeling ill, but I can read on my tablet (no... i have no clue why)... we are currently reading through White Fang.   Good book.  The lad asks lots of questions.  :)

That is how we  do our "Sneaking School into the Busy Days."    You want to know how others do it?   Well check them out here.  Link goes live on the 24th so just be a tad bit patient and it will come.  :)